Well, you all may not believe it (but then again, you might, given my recent run with shocks), I don't think I'm happy with the RS5113s. These were what Rancho said goes on the truck, but I really think they missed it with that spec. That same shock also fits, for example, a 1970 GMC 1-ton dually pickup truck. And a '75 full size Ford Bronco. And about 30 different other full size truck applications. The Nissans are the only compact trucks in that list.
My question to Rancho tech support was, "how is a shock valved for a 1-ton dually pickup truck going to feel right on a compact Nissan truck?"
Silence.
"Okay, let me ask this, are the dimensionally equal RS5601 shocks (whose application listing consists entirely of light trucks) going to be valved softer?"
"Yes."
"Can I ask how much softer?"
"I'm sorry, I can't give out valving numbers."
Umm...okay. I'm beginning to put two and three together here. The front Ranchos I have (which I'm happy with -- they're much softer) are 5600 series shocks. I think they also have a 1-3/16" bore. The 5100 series shocks they have me have a 1-3/8" bore and are HUGE. The Rancho guy said the RS5601s will have the smaller shock bore and will be valved softer. I hope that by moving to the 5600 series shocks I'll be happier. This might be my problem with the Monroes too -- maybe the Monroes were ALSO designed for big ass Chevy trucks.
So now my next trick is to get Advance to take back the RS5113s and exchange them for a pair of the RS5601s. <sigh> I'm going to get this right in the end, I'm determined to. By now, it's just so I don't feel like the truck is kicking my butt. This is what I hate about the aftermarket -- there's one part number that "fits" 47 and a half different vehicles and is supposed to "work" on all of them. Maybe I should have just purchased OEM shocks from the Nissan dealership a year ago. :dumbass:
